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Pièces romantiques, Op 55

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Rigaudon, No 6 of Chaminade’s Pièces romantiques, is termed a ‘Réduction pour piano seul’, presumably from an orchestral original. This is a gentle, courtly piece in the manner, perhaps, of Chabrier’s Pièces pittoresques. The main idea is minuet-like, but there is no well-defined trio, rather a subtle play of light and shade as the music gravitates between major and minor modes.